eStudentBook Daily Current Affairs-8: 15-Feb-2019

15 February 2019

1. 44 CRPF Men Killed in J&K Suicide Attack

44 CRPF Personnel were killed on Thursday when a convoy in which they were travelling was attacked by Jaish -e - Mohammed (JeM) terrorist who rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the convoy near Awantipora on the Srinagar - Jammu Highway.

This is the deadliest attack in terms of casualties in the last three decades of militancy in the state.

2. India withdraws MFN status from Pakistan (source: TOI)

Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitley announced that the government has decided to withdraw the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status from Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attacks.

This move will allow India to increase customs duties on the goods coming from Pakistan and the export of raw material like cotton and chemicals might stop which will lead to an increase in production cost for the industries in Pakistan.

5. US President might declare National emergency to build a border wall

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to proclaim a national emergency.

This will empower him to fund the construction of a massive wall on the US - Mexico border so as to prevent Illegal immigrants from entering the US.

6. IAF gets its first women flight engineer (source: The Hindu)

Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal became the first ever women flight engineer in the history of Indian Airforce.

She was Commissioned in January 2015 to the IAF's engineering branch.

7. Scientists discover a mystery frog from Western Ghat (source: The Hindu)

Scientists from Delhi University have discovered a new amphibian- a mysterious narrow-mouthed frog. The frog makes only a four-day appearance in seasonal roadside puddles every year in Kerala’s Wayanad district.

The frog Mysticellus Frankie is not just a new species but also belongs to a completely new genus, Mysticellus.

8. ‘Crying Snake’ discovered by Zoologists (source: The Hindu)

A new species of crying snake was discovered by the Zoologists in Lepa-Rada Arunachal Pradesh.

The zoological name of the snake is Hebiuslacrima and it is a non-venomous keelback snake.